Andirons
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Arrow Form Mid Century Modern Arts and Crafts Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of solid iron andirons of arrow form, with original rust surface. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, free of damage or repairs. Executed in the Brutalist, Arts and Crafts s...
Category
1950s American Brutalist Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
A Pair of Decorative Brass Scroll Andirons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of hand polished, decorative brass, scroll andirons. Heavy and very well made, thick gage.
Category
1950s American Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Brass Scroll Andirons After Raymond Subes
Located in New York, NY
Well designed and crafted brass scroll form andirons, clean, original ready to use condition. In the style of Raymond Subes
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Brass
Period English Brass Royalty Fire Fender, Circa 1740
Located in Hollywood, SC
Period English brass royalty fire fender with centered coat of arms depicting English, Scottish, Irish, and French insignia with hand chased flanking lion and unicorn, parrot, and fl...
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1740s British George II Antique Andirons
Pair of 19th C. French Empire Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Andirons & Bar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Foot Andirons with Bar. Set features an ornate pair of cast brass andirons with flame finials, mounted with...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
18th-19th Century French Ormolu Neoclassic Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical andirons made of ormolu and wrought iron. The condition is good.
One of the most valuable secrets of French metalworkers in the 18th and early ...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Ormolu
Pair of American Brass Lemon Top Andirons, Boston, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass lemon top andirons with turned bulbous plinths, matching log stops, and terminating on spurred legs with slipper feet. All or...
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1770s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Pair of Chenets or Andirons with Urns Motif and Acorn Finials, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century pair of chenets or andirons with urns motif and acorn finials.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Brass Hearth Bench
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful antique brass bench andiron used for warming tea kettles and irons by the fireplace.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Andirons
Pair of Bronze Andirons by Enzo Missoni
By Enzo Missoni
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Patinated bronze andirons
signed.
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Andirons
Oversized Georgian Style Andirons Brass & Cast Iron
Located in Miami, FL
Monumentally oversized Georgian style andirons, solid brass plated, with lion-footed feet and lion head motif, with tiered, fluted bulbous middle extended to the large acorn-like fin...
Category
1940s American Georgian Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Brass Hearth Bench
Located in Asheville, NC
Antique brass hearth bench with brass handles and hardware used for warming tea kettles or irons near the fire.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Andirons
Pair of Chenets or Andirons with a Decorative Eagle Finial Top, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of 19th century chenets or andirons with a decorative eagle finial top and a brass fender. Dimensions: Chenets 24" H x 9" W / fender 26.25" W x 7" H.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Donald Deskey Style Andirons, Geometric, Brass Buckles
Located in New York, NY
Donald Deskey style andirons, geometric, brass buckles. Handsome pair of andirons with square brass buckle decorative fronts and wrought iron shanks.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Louis XV Gilt Bronze Chenets Andirons
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV gilt bronze chenets. Illustrated with flame finials on top of urns and balustrade. Garland draped with leafage. Original flange support. Featuring images of Louis VI...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Fire Fender
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) gilt bronze chenets & fire fender with scrolling foliate detail (chenets: 16¼"w x 6"d x 16¾"h)
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Large Pair of French late century Louis XIV Gilt Bronze Andirons
Located in Troy, NY
Very decorative and "over the top" pair of Louis XIV style andirons of large size.
Our pieces are left in lived-in condition, pending our custom conservation and polish to preferenc...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Classical Bronze Fish Form Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Solid cast bronze fantasy fish form andirons. Nice original dark patina.
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair Gilt Bronze Andirons in the Style of Andrea Briosco (Riccio)
By Andrea Briosco (Riccio)
Located in Kensington, MD
These highly articulated gilt bronze andirons are based on a 16th century design for candlesticks by the great Italian renaissance sculptor Andrea Briosco known as Riccio (1470-1532). Riccio's great masterpiece is the Paschal candelabrum in the cathedral of Padua which contained mythological creatures, satyrs and grotesques. Despite the shocking motifs, the church of Sant Antonio...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair of Federal Andirons
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of Brass Column on Plinth Andirons with Urn finials and ball and claw feet.
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Cupid Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian (19th Century) gilt bronze draped cupid figural andirons (chenets) on base. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Andirons
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of nice quality French gilded-bronze andirons or chenets, with neoclassical detailing, including urns, and swags of roses and acanthus leaves, with old forged iron bars to suppo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Post-War Brass Cylinder Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Post-War Design brass andirons with a center tall cylinder surrounded by 2 smaller cylinders. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Brass Ball Top Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian brass ball top andirons with fluted plinths, ball finial log stops, and ending on scrolled squared feet.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Pair of English Adam Brass Balustrade Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Adam-style (19/20th Century) brass balustrade design andirons with large finial sides. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Late 19th Century British Georgian Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Serpentine Fender with French Style Neoclassical Andirons
Located in Asheville, NC
Colonial Williamsburg brass serpentine shaped pierced work, polished brass fire fender, pair of French style andirons with left and right brass cast...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Andirons
Materials
Brass
Peacock Fireplace Tools from the English Aesthetic Movement
Located in Asheville, NC
These tools are incidentally functional but absolutely beautiful. Adorned with beautiful bronze peacock repousse, turned fumed oak bodies, paw feet and claw thongs. These tools are a wonderful example of the themes and principles of the Aesthetic Movement. The peacock was transformed into the ultimate icon of the Aesthetic style with James McNeil Whistler...
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19th Century English Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Monumental Brass Andirons
Located in Stamford, CT
A monumental pair of double beehive brass andirons.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Exquisite Pair of Monumental Andirons in Bronze
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely stunning pair of high style andirons in bronze. Large scale with fabulous detail. These pieces will make even the most ordinary of fireplaces an architectural focal po...
Category
19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Gilt Bronze Fender
Located in New York, NY
Nineteenth century Georgian gilt bronze fire fender with lions head and swag sides united by parallel bars.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of Louis XV Bronze Monkey Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (20th Century) bronze dore andirons with monkey playing musical instruments. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Andirons
Materials
Giltwood
Modernist Donald Deskey Andirons and Tools
Located in Water Mill, NY
Iron and brass andirons and tools by Donald Deskey for Bennett.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of 18th Century Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th Century Solid Brass Andirons
Category
Mid-18th Century Unknown Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Renaissance Revival Brass Andirons
Located in Montreal, QC
These tall and well modelled fire dogs add a decorative accent in summer and a useful complement to your winter fires.
Category
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Gilt-Bronze Fire Place Figural Bronze Andirons depicting Pan and Nymph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of late 19th century gilt bronze fireplace figural bronze andirons designed by Ernest coxhead.
Depicting Pan & Nymph,
circa 1890
Measur...
Category
19th Century European Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique French Gold & Patinated Bronze "Quivers & Arrows" Andirons, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Neo-Classical Style Gold Bronze and Patinated Bronze Andirons in, “Quivers and Arrows” Design, Circa 1890.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Bronze and Iron Andirons, Old Mellow Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome pair of English bronze and iron andirons, lovely old mellow patina.
Category
19th Century British Baroque Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of American Bronze Fluted Ball Top and Flame Andirons, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American bronze and brass andirons with flame finial tops over fluted balls, centered squared tapered columns with acanthus motif, and terminating on rectangular plinths with...
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Andirons
Pair of Arts & Crafts Brass Sunflower Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Arts & Crafts (Aesthetic Movement) large brass andirons with sunflower design over cone-form base. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Pair of Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
An exceptional pair of English andirons, possibly by Ernest Gimson having double blossom brass bosses applied to and iron backing, the shaft having...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Two 1970s Andirons Signed by Van Heek
By Van Heek
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Two 1970s andirons in patinated and polished bronze, signed by van Heek.
Category
1970s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Doré Bronze Fireplace Chenets
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French Louis XVI style doré bronze chenets of exquisite workmanship embellished with neoclassical urns adorned with flames representing fire in original doré b...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Empire Bronze Panther Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire-style (Mid-19th Century) bronze andirons with a panther standing next to a gilt urn with a classical Egyptian head (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th c. Bronze Dore Sphinx Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of nineteenth century French Louis XV style andirons composed of bronze dore in the form of adapted Egyptian sphinxes.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of Louis XVI Style Filigreed Bronze Dore Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze dore double urn and festoon design andirons.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
A Neoclassical pair of Antique Signed Louis XVI Dore Bronze Fireplace Chenets
Located in New York, NY
A Neoclassical pair of Antique French signed Louis XVI style Dore Bronze Fireplace Chenets. The finials of the urns are stylized flames, with the swags and portraits combining to cre...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Steel Andirons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic, simple design in heavy flatbar steel, with cast iron log arms.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Andirons
Pair of Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sphinx Chenets
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a recumbent winged sphinx with scrolling foliate arabesques to their back, upon a bow-ended rectangular gadrooned plinth, the frieze with a panel applied with entrelacs, on fluted toupie feet.
Several models of chenets with sphinx exist, dating from the 1780s. An example with winged sphinxes with headresses and with female mask centering the frieze, attributed to either Pierre Gouthière or Pierre-Philippe Thomire, exists in several versions in the Louvre, Versailles and the Cleveland Museum of Art (see H. Ottomeyer/P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol.I, p.276, fig. 4.11.14.). This model is based on a drawing by the architect François-Joseph Bélanger in the Bibliothèque Nationale, illustrated op. cit., fig. 4.11.13. Another type of sphinx chenet...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Small Dutch Brass Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Busts of a queens on spreading mermaid legs, with turned vases on top.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Renaissance Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze andirons with a lyre centered between two acorn finials (with a double iron shank) (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Gold Leaf, Bronze, Iron
Pair of William and Mary Style Andirons
Located in Asheville, NC
These elegant brass Andirons were created in the style of William and Mary. They feature turned balusters, ball shaped finals and scroll feet. Cast in wonderful detail with decorati...
Category
19th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Neo-Classic Large Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-classic-style andirons with a large brass ball top over a steel double scroll design base. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Urn Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze andirons/chenets with centered urn having festoons through each side handle with a flame finial top. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Clouds Andirons by Robert Phandeve
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice pair of unusual andirons.
Category
1970s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
pair of French Andirons
Located in Westport, CT
Handsome pair of French Napoleon III bronze andirons,1870 ca
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Massive Pr. of Hand Forged Iron Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Massive Pair of Hand Forged Early 20th Century Andirons with Removable Cross Bar -Hampton Location
Category
Early 20th Century American Andirons
Pair of Neoclassical Style Brass Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of neoclassical style brass andirons with lions feet.
Category
Early 20th Century American Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Two 1970s Andirons by Van Heeck
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Two 1970s andirons in patinated bronze, with one terrestrial and one celestial globe with zodiac signs. Signed by Van Heeck.
Category
1970s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Antique and Vintage Andirons
A set of antique or vintage andirons is a staple accessory, part of the fireplace tools you’ll want to collect for keeping a neat and elegant fireplace in your home.
Using andirons in a fireplace elevates the fire, ensuring more air can get to the logs thus keeping a fire burning longer. Andirons also encourage ventilation and may also prevent smoke from working its way into your living room or bedroom.
Think of these accessories as part of an upright metal support system to optimize your fire. Antique andirons are basically u-shaped brackets with a curved end that come in pairs and are largely quite simple in structure, but the design of this household necessity has improved over time. Outwardly decorative andirons have become available since their debut because one should never underestimate the style quotient of an attractive hearth.
Andirons, which earned the nickname “firedogs” given their similarity in form to a pair of upright canines, are believed to be the oldest fireplace furnishings. They have been used broadly since at least the late Iron Age. Before iron became the material of choice, stone andirons did a suitable job of balancing the logs in a fire and adding a sense of symmetry to the hearth. Fire baskets, like the combination of andirons and a grate, afforded an opportunity to layer logs in a fire rather than delicately stacking them on andirons.
Today, andirons can be found in bronze and brass, too, which contrast wonderfully with a mantel carved from dark marble, for example, and add dimension to what might otherwise be a subdued space. And while people aren’t cooking in the fireplace anymore, andirons’ spit hooks offered an opportunity to roast meat or rest the pokers that you typically would’ve kept fireside.
During the Renaissance, andirons became especially ornate and even figurative, taking on human forms as well as marine life such as dolphins. Art Deco–era andirons are particularly exquisite. While the accessories are frequently characterized by rich geometric angles and sculptural curves, attributes that we know of most Art Deco furniture, artisans of the period also looked to what was by then a long tradition of designing andirons in the shape of animals and reptiles.
Adding fashionable antique or vintage andirons will not only improve the quality of a fire but can also elevate your space as well as the fireside experience. Find modern andirons, Art Nouveau andirons and other varieties today on 1stDibs.
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